ofdreamcatchersandgaythings:jenniferrpovey:nicky-cass:absolutely-walnuts:holy shit“Ludwig van Beetho
ofdreamcatchersandgaythings:jenniferrpovey:nicky-cass:absolutely-walnuts:holy shit“Ludwig van Beethoven was of African descent, and the truth of his ethnic origins was covered up through a mixture of white powder worn on his face when out in public, the use of body doubles for portraits, and “euro-centric” historians, hiding the truth of his genetic heritage.“ - srcI’m mad that we aren’t taught thisBeethoven was black.Alexandre Dumas was mixed race, as was his father, who was a war hero during the French Revolution.Alexander Pushkin had a black (Ethiopian) great-grandfather.Alessandro de Medici had a mixed race mother. (I swear, them all being Alexanders, is not my fault).Spanish painter Juan de Pareja, was mixed race.A surprising number of European historical figures aren’t entirely white. A lot of these people pretended/passed during their lifetimes because, well…we know why.What the fuck… I went to fucking classical music school and was never taught this. We literally talked about Beethoven for years and were never fucking taught this! I’m so fucking mad!! -- source link